Just Published: Developing learning communities: Beyond empowerment

The second volume in a series on ‘Developing Learning Communities’ illustrates how research on learning communities can challenge common beliefs about education, development, progress, backwardness, and empowerment. It also unfolds new meanings and understanding about Education for All.

The volume looks at one initiative for rethinking education and empowerment undertaken by the Society for Integrated Development of the Himalayas (SIDH) in Mussoorie, India.

Contact: Margaret Sachs-Israel, UNESCO Paris, m.sachs-israel@unesco.org

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